Clench-pincers.



1. P. ANDERSON. CLENCH FINGERS. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 20; 1915.

1,166,420. Patented J an.4, 1916.

I (11ml! IIII/I/IM/I/HI/I JENS r, ANDERSON, o'rJAMEsTown, ansas.

CLENCH-PINCERS.

To all whom it may. concern:

. Be it known that I, JENs I. ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jamestown, in the county of Cloud, State of Kansas, haveinvented new and useful" of clench pincers designed for use byblacksmiths and the like, for clenching or bending horseshoe nails, andan object of the invention is to provide a simple, efiicient and'practical tool, which may be manufactured for a slight cost. 7

Another object of the invention is to provide a pair of correspondinglyconstructed plates, between which,.a pair of levers is pivoted, onelever having gear connections with the other, which in turn terminatesin a clenching jaw, and which also has gear connections with a secondclenching jaw, so that by manipulating the levers toward and from eachother, said jaws are correspondingly operated, for clenching horseshoenails, in the manner shown in the drawings.

In practical fields the details of construction may necessitatealterations, falling within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, ashereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a View in perspective showing the clenchpincers in the act of being used for clenching a horse shoe nail. Fig. 2is a side elevation and partly in section showing the pincers forclenchinga horseshoe nail in a different manner. Fig. 3 is a view insection and partly in elevation similar to Fig. 2, but showing the jawsclosed. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 2,'showing howthe screws are threaded into one of the plates.

Referring more especially to the drawings, 1 and 2 designate twocorrespondingly constructed plates, between which, and upon the pivotscrews 3 and 4, the levers 5 and 6 are pivoted, the pivot screws 3 and 4pass through bushings 6 and 7, on which the levers pivot. Said screwsare threaded into one of. the plates as shown at 8. The lever 6 where itis pivoted between the plates overlies the pivoted end of the lever 5,which is Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 20, 1915. Serial No. 56,903.

Patented Jan. 4%, 1916,.

caused by an angular portion 9 of the lever 6. The pivoted head 10 ofthe lever 5 beyond its pivot is provided with gearteeth 11 to mesh withthe gear teeth 12 of the pivoted head 13 of the lever 6; The head '10of-the lever 5 has a single tooth 1-1 spaced from the teeth 11, and isdesigned to contact wlth the lever 6, so as to limit the levers 5 and 6their movements toward each other. The'pi votedhead 13 beyond its pivotterminatesin an' elongated partially compound curved clenching jaw 15,which is offset out of alinement with the lever 6, as shown.

*Pivoted upon a bushing 16, which is mount ed" upon a screw 17 extendingthrough said plate and threaded into one of the'plates, is the bodyportion 18 of a jaw member 19. The body portion 18 of the jaw member 19has gear teeth 20 meshing with gear teeth'21 of the head '13 of thelever 6. The gear teeth 21 are upon the. opposite side of the angularportion of-the lever 6 to the gear teeth 12, so that when the levers 5and 6 are moved toward and from each other, the jaw member 19 and thejaw15 are correspondingly moved. The jaw member 19 terminates in acvlin'drical jaw 23, a portion of the cylindrical surface of which hasratchet teeth 24 to cotiperate with the ratchet teeth 25 of the jaw 15.It will be observed that the single tooth of the head 10 of the lever 5not only limits the levers 5 and 6 when moved toward each other, butalso causes the jaws 15 and 23 to be limited a certain distance apart.As shown in the drawings, the

two jaws may be used in two different ways for clenching horseshoenails. When the jaws are used as shown in Fig. 1 for clenching ahorseshoe nail, the cylindrical jaw bends the end of the naildownwardly, and hen may be used for scraping the same. If desired, thejaw 15 may be used for bending the end of'the nail as shown in Fig. 2,and afterward, reverse the tool and use the cylindrical jaw 23 to scrapethe nail.

The invention having been set forth, what" head of the angular portionhaving teeth meshing with the teeth of the first head and having anelongated partially compound curved jaw ofi'set from alinement with thelever of the angular portion and being substantially alined with theopposite lever, a jaw member pivoted between said plates and having gearconnections with the head of the angular portion and terminating in acylindrical jaw, said jaws havingratchet teeth upon their adjacentfaces.

2.111 combination, a pair of oppositely disposed correspondingly shapedplates, a pair ofilevers, onehaving :a head-pivoted-between-saidplatesand having teeth siibstad" tially alined-witlrthe lever-,the other leverhaving an angular portion overlying :the head-of theother-lever;and=terminati1igin a head pivotally mounted between saidplates andalined withthe first head, the head of the angular portionhaving teeth uneshing with the teeth of the first head and having anelongated partially compound curved jaw offset from alineinent with thelever of the angular portion and being substantially aline'd with theopposite lever, a jaw member pivoted between said plates and having gearconnections with the head of the angular portionand-terminating in acylindrical aw, said jaws having ratchet teeth upon their adjacentfaces, and a single tooth on the 'first'head to contact with theoppositeleverato limittheilevers in their movements towardeach other, whichcorrespondingly limits the movement of the jaws.

In testimony whereof {have signed my naineztorthis specification intheupresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JENS 1P. ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

PH-EBE M. CHITTY, A.'W. SJOHOLM.

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